Millennial editor Robert Christian has a new article in OnFaith that highlights the incompatibility of libertarianism and Catholicism. He writes:

The closer you compare libertarianism and Catholicism, the more their differences stand out. The Church stands for a living wage, but libertarians oppose raising the minimum wage (which is nowhere near a living wage). The Church believes that access to healthcare is a fundamental human right, but libertarians oppose all realistic means of achieving universal healthcare. The Church demands that we protect God’s creation, while libertarians strongly oppose strengthening environmental laws and regulations. The Church seeks to protect the lives of unborn children, but a majority of libertarians oppose efforts that would offer greater protection to unborn life. The Church wants to defend those at the twilight of their lives, but libertarians favor the legalization of euthanasia. The Church recognizes the evil of illicit drug use; libertarians push for drug legalization. The Church embraces subsidiarity and the role of intermediary institutions such as unions; libertarians push laws to undermine and dismantle unions. The Church favors the Responsibility to Protect doctrine and efforts to promote development to alleviate poverty around the world, but libertarians favor an isolationist foreign policy centered around American interests.

On issue after issue, the contrast between the two worldviews is stark.

The full article can be read here.